Ptolemäer: Ptolemaios II. Philadelphos

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Events

Created

When	264 BC [About]
Where	Syracuse, Sicily [Probably]

Commissioned

Who	Ptolemy II Philadelphus (-0308--0246)

Relation to places

Italy

Keywords

Animal Authority Bronze Classical antiquity Coin Diobol God Hellenistic period ruler

Description

Front: Kopf des Zeus nach r. mit Lorbeerkranz.
Rear: Adler mit geöffneten Flügeln auf Blitzbündel nach l. Im Feld l. Schild.
Provenience: Altbestand (vor 1920)

Inscription

Rückseite: ΠTOΛEMAIOY – BAΣIΛEΩΣ

Similar objects

CPE: B288

Material/Technique

Bronze; struck

Measurements

Diameter: 26 mm
Weight: 17.53 g

Literature

CPE I (2018) Nr. B288. – SNG Cop. (1942–1979) Nr. 114. – Svoronos (1904–1908) Nr. 610, Taf. 12 Nr. 17. – Bloesch et al., Winterthur 3 (2021) Nr. 1610 (diese Münze).